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— Albert Einstein

Astronomy

Catching Ghost Particles in Real Time

Universe Today - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 6:56pm

Scientists at the South Pole have developed revolutionary new algorithms that can track mysterious particles coming from space called neutrinos in just 30 seconds, helping astronomers around the world hunt for the sources of cosmic radiation. This breakthrough technology has already eliminated some promising candidates and is transforming our ability to solve one of the universe's greatest mysteries.

Categories: Astronomy

James Webb Space Telescope spots odd planet-forming disk around infant star

Space.com - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 5:00pm
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed a planet-birthing disk of gas and dust around a young star, uncovering some strange and unexpected chemistry.
Categories: Astronomy

Uranus quiz: Do you know the Tilted Planet?

Space.com - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 4:41pm
This quiz will challenge your knowledge of Uranus's strange rotation, chilly atmosphere, and curious collection of moons.
Categories: Astronomy

Virginia is for (space) lovers: Rocket Lab opens new seaside launch pad for reusable Neutron rocket

Space.com - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 3:46pm
Rocket Lab's new Launch Complex 3 will launch Neutron rockets that can land themselves on land or at sea just like SpaceX rockets.
Categories: Astronomy

Voting Integrity Messages Fight Misinformation in the Lab. But What about the Real World?

Scientific American.com - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 2:00pm

Telling people exactly how voting security works helps defeat election misinformation, experiments suggest. But outside experts question how well that works in the real world

Categories: Astronomy

Don't miss the moon ride close to red supergiant star Antares on Aug. 30

Space.com - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 2:00pm
The half-lit moon will appear close to Antares in the constellation Scorpius later this week.
Categories: Astronomy

Bespoke brain implant gives long-term relief from chronic pain

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 1:32pm
An implant that monitors brain activity and provides personalised stimulation halved the discomfort of people living with chronic pain
Categories: Astronomy

Bespoke brain implant gives long-term relief from chronic pain

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 1:32pm
An implant that monitors brain activity and provides personalised stimulation halved the discomfort of people living with chronic pain
Categories: Astronomy

'Foundation' Season 3: What is the strange science of psychohistory in Apple TV+’s sci-fi saga?

Space.com - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 1:00pm
Here's a rundown of Isaac Asimov's mind-numbing field of mathematics that predicts future events.
Categories: Astronomy

First Pig-to-Human Lung Transplant Marks Milestone in Xenotransplantation—But Surgeons Have Many More Questions

Scientific American.com - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 12:30pm

Surgeons think the first transplantation of a pig lung in a human is an exciting step forward for the field, but many questions remain open

Categories: Astronomy

Volcanic eruptions may have helped spark the French Revolution

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 12:00pm
Social upheaval across Europe between 1250 and 1860 correlates with volcanic eruptions, reduced sunspot activity and surging food prices
Categories: Astronomy

Volcanic eruptions may have helped spark the French Revolution

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 12:00pm
Social upheaval across Europe between 1250 and 1860 correlates with volcanic eruptions, reduced sunspot activity and surging food prices
Categories: Astronomy

Astronaut puts his mad video game skills to the test | On the International Space Station Aug. 25-29, 2025

Space.com - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 12:00pm
The seven members of the Expedition 73 crew welcomed the arrival of a SpaceX resupply ship, worked on science and kept the International Space Station up and running station this week in Earth orbit.
Categories: Astronomy

"A sky-watching experience that will move your soul" — the best binoculars for magnification have now also hit the best price of the year in this Labor Day deal

Space.com - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 11:57am
The Celestron SkyMaster binoculars come highly recommended by our experts, and with a saving of over $116, now is the time to spot stars and galaxies for less.
Categories: Astronomy

Landsat 9 Sees Buccaneer Archipelago

NASA Image of the Day - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 11:09am
In the sparsely populated Kimberley region of Western Australia, jagged landforms reach like fingers into the turquoise-blue ocean waters. Along the coastline north of Derby, they used to reach even farther. But rising sea levels submerged part of the coastal landscape, giving rise to hundreds of islands and low-lying reefs that compose the Buccaneer Archipelago.
Categories: Astronomy, NASA

Just one dose of psilocybin seems to be enough to rewire the brain

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 11:00am
Psilocybin appears to alter brain networks linked to repetitive negative thoughts, which may explain how the drug helps to treat some mental health conditions
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Just one dose of psilocybin seems to be enough to rewire the brain

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 11:00am
Psilocybin appears to alter brain networks linked to repetitive negative thoughts, which may explain how the drug helps to treat some mental health conditions
Categories: Astronomy

56 million years ago, Earth underwent rapid global warming. Here’s what it did to pollinators

Space.com - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 11:00am
Can we turn to the past to learn more about how interactions between plants and pollinators changed during climate change?
Categories: Astronomy

Galactic cannonballs: The mystery of hypervelocity white dwarfs may just have been solved

Space.com - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 10:00am
Astronomers may have solved the mystery of how hypervelocity white dwarfs rocket out of the Milky Way at breakneck speeds.
Categories: Astronomy

Hottest engine in the world reveals weirdness of microscopic physics

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 9:10am
A tiny engine comprised of a glass bead zapped with electric fields behaves as if it is operating 2000 times hotter than the sun
Categories: Astronomy